10,000 Birds
MAY 27, 2015
It all comes back to a split in one of the great bird families, the Turdidae, or thrushes. Once upon a time, when I started birding, this great family included a wide range of species collectively known as the robins and chats. The family reunited in safety. Collared Palm-thrush with no collar visible. They remain little know.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2020
He traveled to the United Kingdom, the Rhondda Valley in Wales, Zimbabwe, Chilean Patagonia, and Dubai. a close childhood friend of Lendrum’s, Howard Waller, breeds falcons for Sheikh Butti bin Maktoum, a member of the Dubai royal family. And yet, it doesn’t quite seem to be enough.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 19, 2023
A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. Historical poaching (this population was restocked from Zimbabwe) has clearly left its mark on the gene pool. The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. The biggest bulls of Madikwe reach only 3.5
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 13, 2011
Their taxonomic affinities have caused great confusion and debate amongst ornithologists; they were originally assigned to the thrush family, then Old World warblers before being shifted to babblers (the last mentioned a common dumping-ground for any aberrant passerines).
10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2013
A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. Historical poaching (this population was restocked from Zimbabwe) has clearly left its mark on the gene pool. The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. The biggest bulls of Madikwe reach only 3.5
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Prime destinations for seeing African Elephant in the wild include Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda. Lions are most easily found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
The reserve, in the eastern corner of Botswana near Zimbabwe and South Africa, isn’t open to the public in general, so I figured I’d share a few images here by way of showing off. Red-crested Korhaans are attractive members of the bustard family. I mean education. Red-faced Mousebirds are common African specialities.
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